Flying High

The Air is the biggest element on Earth!
It's also the best Playground!

vendredi 20 mai 2011

Back under the Litespeed! yehaa!



After more than 8 month without flying the hang glider, I needed a fix!!!
So I went to the Moucherotte with a good banch of friends! The wind was so stong from north in the morning that most of them decide to go back to St Hilaire to fly their PG, only me and Seb decide to go up to launch to have a look and see if the wind will decrease! And it was decreasing! After a long 4X4 ride and a nice picnic, we had to wait before the conditions get good but finally we could take off directly from the cliff just after midday (very late for this east face that works usually around 10 am! )

BANZAI!!!
The East ridge of the Vercors
Climbing aside the cloud, sweet!!



In Aspres Area with a Vulture

Finally I get a good climb on Aujour! Almost 3000m at base!
Going south, the conditions where getting bad very quickly.... too many clouds around here...
On the Blayeul, I decide to u-turn...my mistake was to follow the sailplane...
Against the wind I had no chance!
After few low save, fitting against the wind and the strong breeze in the valleys,
I had to accept that I would not be back home tonight!
I ended near Laragne, I called my Friend Steph and he was in the field to pick me up before I finish to pack the glider! So cool! Thanks! After a nice meal and a good sleep, he even drove me back home!!
I flew 6h30 to do "only" 190 kms, but for sure it was cool to glide again!! Today I fell a bit soar, but I'm ready for the next day!!

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